I missed a bit in between, but then they were talking about how you have to make healthier food taste good so kids will want to eat it. She suggested turkey burgers with turkey bacon. Elisabeth told her that she should open up her own fast food restaurant. Rachael suggested that you should take your spare change and use that to buy healthier food. Elisabeth said that her friend saves money buy shopping by the circular. Joy said that you can eat less, too. Elisabeth said that anorexics are doing well these days. Whoopi said that you need to check the ingredients in food. Joy said that there used to be one chubby kid in class and now the whole class is overweight. Elisabeth noted that they have gotten rid of recess and kids exercise less. Then they talked about how fun dodge ball is.

In the next segment, Rachael Ray showed them how to create “Meals for a $teal.” The recipes were from Rachel’s Big Orange Book. The book includes kosher meals and vegetarian meals, both which contain good value meals since they are vegetable based. She made a cheesy pasta spinach dish and also made deviled eggs.

Some of Rachel’s food went into space with the astronauts. She joked that it was a proud day for her mother, who did not raise a rocket scientist. She said that she can never be an astronaut, but at least she has fed some.

In the next segment, financial expert Dylan Radigan from CNBC appeared on the show. He said that the economy has not hit rock bottom and it is going to get much worse. He said that the government needs to be accountable to the people. He said that everything about what they are doing with your money should be made available to the public.

Radigan suggested everyone write to their Congressmen and Congresswomen. He said it is “Google for Government” and it is like when you Google your own high school boyfriend. Joy said that she went to a lesbian high school. Dylan said that she can find out what happened to her girlfriend. Joy joked that she became a man. Elisabeth added, “And had a baby.”

Radigan said that if you need the money in your investment accounts to buy a house or pay for education, you should take the money out because it is not worth the risk to leave it in the account. He said that America can emerge as a great nation after this if we seize the moment and all work together to get through it.

Joy asked him who should go to jail over this and he suggested Treasury Secretary Paulson. Joy offered President Bush as well.

Radigan said that the auto bailout is bad because we need to think about how to provide health care to all those employees and the auto dealers need to renegotiate the union contracts. He said that they also need to start making cars that people want to buy which are energy efficient.

The next segment was called “Best of the Drugstore Under $10.” The expert recommended: Suave Daily Clarifying Shampoo, Charles Worthington conditioner (not recommended for thicker hair; for thick hair use Pantene),Caress body cleanser, Olay body quench, Schick Quattro (four-blade razor), Dove cooling lotion, EOS shave gel (she also recommended using conditioner for shaving legs), and Neutrogena hand cream.

The final segment involved Elisabeth shopping for children’s bargain fashions for winter for under $50. She shopped at Old Navy, TJ Maxx, and The Children’s Place. Then she showed some of the outfits in a runway presentation.

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Thanks to Holly for mentioning the video in a comment. I loved it.

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Barbara said that she is proud of the staff and crew because of the high ratings and many have been there for 12 years. Barbara said that some people who were on the show go on to great things like Lisa Ling and Meredith Vieira. She said that other people who have been on the show leave and feel they need to “dump on” the show, perhaps for their own publicity. Barbara said that if the shoe fits, those people need to “get on with your lives.” She added that “We are not perfect,” but things are good. Joy said that they are a dysfunctional family and they do get along pretty well. Elisabeth said that there have been difficult years, one more difficult than others, but that they have to have respect for each other to do what they do.

Barbara is annoyed by the fact that Michelle Obama gets up at 4:30 a.m. to work out 90 minutes three days a week. Barack Obama does 45-minute workout six days a week. Elisabeth thinks it is great because exercise is a great stress reliever. She said that personally exercise keeps her sane. Joy said that today she could not even get out of the bed until 8:15. Elisabeth said that is because she was boozing it up. Joy said that alcohol gives her strange dreams. Joy had a dream about Robert Stack last night and she also had a previous dream where Robert DeNiro was her doctor and told her she had six months to live.

The next topic was that a divorce settlement between Madonna and Guy Ritchie. The children will split time between NYC and London. Barbara said it was good that Ritchie did not try to go for more money, as others have, since there was no pre-nup.

Joy had a friend whose lesbian partner is ill in the hospital. She had to lie and said that she was her sister because they would not let her in since they were not married. Joy asked if that means that Steve cannot pull the plug on her? She wants him to be able to do that. Whoopi said that if you have it on paper it is not on an issue. Sherri brought up the Terry Schiavo case. Whoopi said that was an issue because it was not on paper. She said it has to be specific and name the person who has the decision-making power. Joy said, “Are you saying that I don’t have to get married?” Whoopi said that she doesn’t. Joy said that it is saying the vows in public that bothers her. Sherri and Elisabeth told her that she could do it in private. Elisabeth said they could be her bridesmaids. Barbara then said to her daughter “I am not ready for you to pull the plug.” Sherri told Joy to be sure to change the directive if she breaks up with Steve so he can’t pull the plug anymore.

If you want to break-up with someone you should do it now or have to wait February 20th because of the upcoming holidays.

There is no word yet whether Hillary Clinton will become Secretary of State. Whoopi thinks it is interesting that she has not decided yet. Joy thinks they are waiting for Bill Clinton to be vetted. Barbara mentioned some of Barack Obama’s other tentative appointments. Barbara said that she gives Bill Clinton credit because he is giving up speaking engagements and opening his financial records. Joy joked that he did not say he was giving up all engagements. Elisabeth said that Bill still owes Hillary a lot. Elisabeth wonders where the leak is coming from and suggested it was coming from the Clinton camp because it benefits her. Whoopi suggested that maybe it is not a leak and perhaps Clinton is just considering whether she wants she wants to give up her freedom as a Senator. Barbara said that if you care about your country and think you can make a difference, you would want the role. Joy said that the Secretary of the State needs to be close to the president.

Elisabeth said that she thinks it is interesting that the hatchets were buried so quickly. They all said that she buried the hatchet. Elisabeth said that she is supporting the new president, but is still waiting to see what happens.

Scheduled guests are Lily Tomlin and Kathryn Joosten from Desperate Housewives.

Today’s show also features a segment where Elisabeth Hasselbeck learns how to cook Thanksgiving for 20 people.

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Rosie also stated that arguing about politics is not the best use of her talent and her variety show will be “an hour of fun, laughter, singing and dancing. No politics. No arguing. No talking about controversial things. That, to me, is what is needed now.” Scheduled guests on the show include Liza Minnelli, Alec Baldwin, Ne-Yo, Alanis Morissette, Gloria Estefan, Kathy Griffin (Yay!) and Jane Krakowski.

You can read the entire article, which also addresses Proposition 8 at LA Times Blog.

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UPDATE: I have found the videos of today’s episode on YouTube. Unfortunately, the YouTube user has disabled the embedding feature, so I cannot post them here. You have to go directly to the YouTube page in order to see the videos. The user does have all parts of the show available, though, so be sure to check it out if you want to see any of the segments. You can check out the page, where you can get all the videos at the user’s page: lester94111.

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